Eastern Europe and Asia

AIRPORT/FACILITY DIRECTORY LEGEND A-32
km . . . . . . . . .Kilometer
KN . . . . . . . . .Korea, Dem. Peoples Rep. of
(North)
KQ . . . . . . . . .Kingman Reef
KR. . . . . . . . . .Kiribati (Butaritari, Canton,
Christmas I, and Tarawa)
KS. . . . . . . . . .Korea, Republic of (South)
KT. . . . . . . . . .Christmas I
Kt or K . . . . . .Knots
KU . . . . . . . . .Kuwait
kw. . . . . . . . . .kilowatt
KZ. . . . . . . . . .Kazakhstan
L
L . . . . . . . . . . .Compass locator (Component
of ILS system) under 25 Watts,
15 NM; Enroute Low Altitude
Chart (followed by
identification)
LA. . . . . . . . . .Laos
lb . . . . . . . . . .pound (weight)
lcl . . . . . . . . . .local
LCP. . . . . . . . .French Peripheral Classification
Line
lctd . . . . . . . . .located
lctn . . . . . . . . .location
lctr . . . . . . . . .locator
LCVASI . . . . . .Low Cost Visual Approach
Slope Indicator
lczr . . . . . . . . .localizer
LDA . . . . . . . .Landing Distance Available
ldg . . . . . . . . .landing
LDIN. . . . . . . .Lead-in Lights
LE . . . . . . . . . .Lebanon
len . . . . . . . . .length
LG. . . . . . . . . .Latvia
lgt. . . . . . . . . .light
lgtd. . . . . . . . .lighted
LH. . . . . . . . . .Lithuania
LI . . . . . . . . . .Liberia
LIRL . . . . . . . .Low Intensity Runway Lights
LLWAS . . . . . .Low-Level Wind Shear Alert
System
LLZ . . . . . . . . .Localizer (Instrument Approach
Procedures Identification only)
lo . . . . . . . . . .low
LO . . . . . . . . .Slovakia
loALT or LA . .Low Altitude
LOC . . . . . . . .Localizer (For Instrument
Approach Procedures only)
LQ . . . . . . . . .Palmyra Atoll
LR . . . . . . . . . .Long Range; Lead Radial
LRA. . . . . . . . .Landing Rights Airport
LS . . . . . . . . . .Liechtenstein
LSB . . . . . . . . .Lower Side Band
LT . . . . . . . . . .Lesotho
ltd. . . . . . . . . .limited
LU. . . . . . . . . .Luxembourg
LY . . . . . . . . . .Libya
M
M . . . . . . . . . . meters, magnetic (after a
bearing); Military Circuit
(Telephone)
MA . . . . . . . . . Madagascar
MACC . . . . . . Military Area Control Center
mag . . . . . . . . magnetic
maint . . . . . . .maintain; maintenance
maj . . . . . . . . . major
MALS . . . . . . . Medium Intensity Approach
Lighting System
MALSR . . . . . .MALS with Runway Alignment
Indicator Lights
MALSF . . . . . .MALS with Sequenced Flashers
Mar . . . . . . . . March
MARA . . . . . . Military Activity Restricted
Area
MATO . . . . . . Military Air Traffic Operations
MATZ . . . . . . . Military Aerodrome Traffic
Zone
max . . . . . . . . maximum
MB . . . . . . . . . Martinique
mb . . . . . . . . . millibars
MC . . . . . . . . . Macau
MCAC . . . . . . Military Common Area Control
MCAF. . . . . . . Marine Corps Air Facility
MCALF. . . . . .Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing
Field
MCAS. . . . . . . Marine Corps Air Station
MCB. . . . . . . . Marine Corps Base
MCC. . . . . . . . Military Climb Corridor
MCCOLF . . . . Marine Corps Outlying Field
MD . . . . . . . . . Moldova
MDA . . . . . . . Minimum Descent Altitude
MEA. . . . . . . . Minimum Enroute Altitude
med . . . . . . . . medium
MEHT. . . . . . . Minimum Eye Height over
Threshold
mem. . . . . . . . memorial
MET . . . . . . . . Meteorological; Meteorology
METAR . . . . . .Aviation Routine Weather
Report (in international MET
figure code)
METRO . . . . . Pilot-to-Metro voice call
MF . . . . . . . . . Mayotte
MF . . . . . . . . . Medium Frequency;
Mandatory Frequency (Canada)
MFA . . . . . . . . Minimum Flight Altitude
MG. . . . . . . . . Mongolia
mgr . . . . . . . . manager
MH . . . . . . . . . Montserrat
MHz . . . . . . . . Megahertz
MI. . . . . . . . . .Malawi
MID/ASIA. . . . Middle East/Asia (ICAO
Region)